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Craton
Meaning
Noun
●
A part of the Earth’s
crust
that has
survived
the
splitting
and
merging
of continents.
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Origin
craton
English
κράτος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Lithology
Supercontinent
Cretaceous
Basin
Xenoliths
Orogen
Archean
Gondwana
Terrane
Foredeep
Massif
Andes
Rift
Subduction
Orogeny
Metasediments
Graben
Volcanism
Precambrian
Plateau
Anticline
Foreland
Northern
Karoo
Plains
Highlands
Orogenic
Terranes
Peninsula
Continent
Obduction
Cenozoic
Rifting
Schist
Carboniferous
Northwest
Cinder Cone
Metamorphic Rock
Subduction Zone
Mountain Range
Arabian Sea
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